Published On : Fri, Apr 2nd, 2021

8,646 new Covid cases in Mumbai in highest 1-day spike

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Mumbai on Thursday reported 8,646 new coronavirus cases, its highest one-day rise since the outbreak of the pandemic, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said.

This took the city’s overall caseload to 4,23,360.

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The death of 18 patients during the day, the highest single-day figure since the first week of December last year, took the fatality count to 11,704, it said.

On March 28, the city had reported 6,923 new COVID-19 cases, which was the highest till then. On December 5, 2020, the metropolis had reported 18 fatalities, but later witnessed a gradual decline in the number of deaths.

A total of 46,758 people were tested for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, which took Mumbai’s overall test count to 41,29,931, the civic body said.

Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar has hinted that a lockdown will be imposed in Mumbai soon and an announcement to this effect may be made on Friday.

Here are some of the highlights of the proposed lockdown:

>> Shops to open likely on alternate days
>> Use of local railway trains only for essential services
>> Religious places to be shut down completely
>> Theatres in shopping malls likely to be shut completely
>> Private offices to be asked to work only in two shifts

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